Josh的宣传海报
新闻集成平台Daily Hunt以及短视频平台Josh的母公司是本地语言技术平台Verse innovation，该公司在由卡塔尔财富基金-卡塔尔投资局（QIA）以及Glade Brook Capital Partners牵头的H轮融资中募集1亿美元。这轮融资还有Canaan Valley Capital 以及现有的投资公司Sofina Group.
Local language tech platform VerSe Innovation, which is the parent company of news aggregator Dailyhunt and short-video platform Josh, has raised $100 million in Series H funding led by global investors Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar, and Glade Brook Capital Partners. The round also saw participation from Canaan Valley Capital and existing investor Sofina Group.
该软件被描述成为抖音（TikTok）在印度的替代软件， 投资这家社交媒体软件（Social Media app）的还有Glade Brook Capital Partners以及其他公司。
Glade Brook Capital Partners and other companies also invested into the social media app, which has been described as India’s alternative to TikTok.
在2020年12月从谷歌，微软以及Alphawave筹集1亿美元以后不久，卡塔尔投资局也参与其中。
The investment came shortly after the tech platform raised another $100 million from Google, Microsoft, and AlphaWave in December 2020.
Josh 软件是DailyHunt对付抖音的头牌，近年来因给流行短视频提供平台而备受青睐。在印度禁止抖音之后不久，Josh才显露出头，也是利用了这个机遇和真空期。
Josh is DailyHunt’s take on TikTok – which gained phenomenal popularity in recent years for providing a platform for trendy short videos. Josh emerged shortly after India imposed a ban on China’s TikTok, seizing an opportunity amid a vacuum.
作为一家初创公司，它几乎立即获得了成功，成为当地语言科技领域的第一家独角兽，市值超过10亿美元。
根据Verse Innovation所述，Josh是印度成长最快速，使用频率最高的短视频软件。当前拥有超过8500万月度活跃用户，4000万日活跃用户以及超过每天15亿的视频播放量。【印度也是人口大国】
According to VerSe Innovation, Josh is the “fastest growing and most engaged short-video app” in India, which currently has over 85 million monthly active users, 40 million daily active users and over 1.5 billion video plays per day.
Josh背后还有oldman Sachs, Lupa Systems, Matrix Partners India, Sequoia Capital India, Falcon Edge Capital 和Omidyar Network这样的投资人。
这款软件在进入之后，语言选择有英文和其他印度语言。
内容上，可以说是完全照抄抖音，可以说是抖音的翻版。上方也有关注（Following）,推荐（For you）,界面设计，心形点赞，分享的箭头样式，就连内容还有大量中国抖音的视频，背景音乐等等。
投资者看中的不是印度的技术，看中的是印度的人多。
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